Population Details ...

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Lauderdale had a population of 165,521 people (which is 9.47% of the total population of Broward County). This makes Fort Lauderdale the county's most populous community.

The population of Fort Lauderdale represents 0.88% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 165,521 people, the population of Fort Lauderdale increased 8.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 152,397 people).

Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Fort Lauderdale had an population of 180,072 people. This is an increase of 8.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.16% since the 2000 Census).

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Lauderdale. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Lauderdale. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lauderdale. Our list includes 16 papers.

Websites for Fort Lauderdale ...

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Lauderdale ...

Looking for more information about Fort Lauderdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Lauderdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Lauderdale.

ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Fort Lauderdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Lauderdale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Lauderdale) to Point B.